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3. To plant your cuttiings, fill a pot with a gritty mix of compost, and strip anything from each stem that will be below compost level, so it doesn't rot, as well as a few of the side shoots.

_{Sarah tidying up a cutting}

4. Poeple often say to enclose cuttings in a plastic bag or misting propogator, and to use hormone rooting powder, but you don't need to with dianthus - the cuttings are so easy to root. Simply place several cuttings in a pot, place on a warm windowsill and water. They'll root within a month.

_{Taking root: you can place several cuttings in one pot}

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